Sign language courses

Kent Adult Education offers Sign Language courses throughout the county together with Lip Reading and Deaf awareness in many centres.

• If you have a hearing loss and wish to study sign language, the tuition is free. There is also a 50% concession on tuition charges if you have a close family member who is deaf.
• CACDP (Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People) qualifications are recognised by employers and there is an external examination at the end of the course. The first CACDP course is a one-year moderately intensive course that prepares you for the BSL level 1 examination. BSL Level 2 is a 2-year course with the exam taken in Year 2.
• We also offer Open College Network (OCN) Sign Language Certificates at Levels 1 and 2.
  These courses are less intensive and there is no external examination (on-going assessment as you learn). Employers may not recognise this certificate so it is ideal if your need to learn is not for career progression.

Further information can be obtained from our brochures, by calling 0845 606 5606 or by searching the Kent Adult Education website.